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Udo Lindenberg | |
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| Birth name | Udo Gerhard Lindenberg |
| Born | 17 May 1946 Gronau, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, drums |
| Website | udo-lindenberg |
Udo Lindenberg (born 17 May 1946) is a German singer, composer, and painter. [1]
Lindenberg started his musical career as a drummer. In 1969, he founded his first band Free Orbit, and also appeared as a studio and guest musician (with Michael Naura, Knut Kiesewetter). In 1970, he collaborated as a drummer with jazz saxophonist Klaus Doldinger in Munich. In 1971 Passport, a band founded by Doldinger, released its first album, with Lindenberg on drums. He also played drums for the theme music for the German TV series Tatort . [2] The first LP by the jazz rock group Emergency was released in 1971, but met with little commercial success.
The LP Lindenberg (also 1971, sung in English, with Steffi Stephan on bass) was likewise unsuccessful. [1] In the following year, the first LP in German was released: Daumen im Wind (produced by Lindenberg and Thomas Kukuck, who also co-produced Lindenberg's next five albums), featuring the single "Hoch im Norden", which became a radio hit in northern Germany. The year 1973 brought a breakthrough with the album Andrea Doria and the singles "Alles klar auf der Andrea Doria" and "Cello". With over 100,000 copies sold, Lindenberg quickly received the largest record deal of any German-language musician up to that time. Lindenberg was earning a special place in the new German-language music of the 1970s, finding a niche between internationally oriented Krautrock and mainstream pop music of the Schlager variety. German-language rock had previously been confined to predominantly political message bands whose music was directed at a narrow audience.
Lindenberg's brash style, everyday subject matter ("Bei Onkel Pö…") and his feel for language were an unprecedented combination in German-language music. His pioneering work helped other artists such as Stefan Waggershausen and Marius Müller-Westernhagen get record deals of their own. In 1973, Lindenberg first went on tour with his Panikorchester (Panic Orchestra).
1976 was one of Lindenberg's most productive years. Besides the LP Galaxo Gang, [1] he also released a record under the name Das Waldemar Wunderbar Syndicat (I make you feel good), a first Best of Panik Udo and the first in a series of foreign-language releases, No Panic, on which Lindenberg translated his songs into English. [1] In the same year (and on another LP: Sister King Kong) with the song "Rock 'n' Roll Arena in Jena", Lindenberg first mentioned a Panic Orchestra tour of the GDR. In 1976, Lindenberg discovered Ulla Meinecke and produced her first two albums. She was a guest artist and co-author of the 1977 LP Panische Nächte (Panic Nights) and the 1978 Dröhnland Symphonie. On Lindenbergs Rock Revue (1978), Lindenberg and Horst Königstein "Germanized" rock classics from Little Richard to The Beatles and The Rolling Stones, and went on a big tour. The number 1 hit "We Gotta Get out of This Place" was also released with German lyrics.
The subsequent Dröhnland-Symphonie-Tour was staged by Peter Zadek as a big multimedia stage show with a plethora of costumed extras. [1] The result was Lindenberg's first live album Livehaftig. [1] In 1979, Der Detektiv was the second Rock Revue, in which more international hits such as "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John, "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf, [1] "My Little Town" and "As Time Goes By" (from the film, Casablanca ) were "Germanized". Also in 1997 was published "Belcanto - Udo Lindenberg & das Deutsche Filmorchester Babelsberg" which included hits like "Horizont", "Bis ans Ende der Welt" along with a song by Bertold Brecht and Lindenberg's own interpretation of "The Windmills of Your Mind" - "Under the drunkard moon" ("Unterm Säufermond") [3] (lyrics: Lindenberg, Horst Königstein).
One of Lindenberg's most famous songs is "Sonderzug nach Pankow" (Special train service to Pankow), an adaptation of "Chattanooga Choo Choo", released as a single on 2 February 1983. [4] It originated from the refusal of eastern German authorities to allow Lindenberg to perform in the GDR. [5] It was forbidden to play the song in the GDR. [6] [7] On 25 October 1983, Lindenberg was finally allowed to perform for 15 minutes in the Palace of the Republic in East Berlin. [8] [9] In September 1987, he presented a custom Ibanez guitar to the then East German leader, Erich Honecker, during his visit to the West German city of Wuppertal. [5] [10]
On 3 June 2011, Lindenberg performed at Kampnagel unplugged. The recording was later released as an album within the MTV Unplugged series. Lindenberg was the eighth German artist in that series. The album became the second No. 1 album for Lindenberg, awarded platinum status for 200,000 units sold after two weeks. [11] The second single from the album "Cello" (feat. Clueso) went to No. 4, giving Lindenberg the highest chart position in German singles charts ever. [12]
Lindenberg has worked collaboratively with various local and international recording artists such as Eric Burdon, Helen Schneider, David Bowie, Tom Robinson, Keith Forsey, Gianna Nannini, Ellen ten Damme and Nena on a number of projects.
Lindenberg has been living in the Hotel Atlantic in Hamburg since 1995, except for a short break during COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. [13] His somewhat hoarse voice is according to his own statement caused by his consumption of whisky and cigars. [14] In 1989, he survived a heart attack. [15] In 2010, he designed two postage stamps, based on his songs "Andrea Doria" and "Sonderzug nach Pankow", for the Deutsche Post. [16] [17]
For 2014, Lindenberg announced his first stadium tour [18] in Germany.
From 1 February to 2 April 2015, an exhibition entitled "Porsche.Panic.Power" took place in the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen and showed numerous items from Lindenberg's private collection. Lindenberg opened the exhibition with a concert in the museum. [19]
In February 2023, "Komet", his track with rapper Apache 207, reached number one in the German single charts, which is Lindenberg's first number one single in German charts. [20] [21] [22]
| Year | Album | D | A | CH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Lindenberg | — | — | — |
| 1972 | Daumen im Wind | — | — | — |
| 1973 | Alles klar auf der Andrea Doria1 | 23 | — | — |
| 1974 | Ball Pompös1 | 3 | — | — |
| 1975 | Votan Wahnwitz1 | 3 | — | — |
| 1976 | Galaxo Gang1 | 4 | — | — |
| Sister King Kong1 | 8 | — | — | |
| Panik Udo1 | 34 | — | — | |
| 1977 | Panische Nächte1 | 31 | — | — |
| 1978 | Lindenbergs Rock-Revue1 | 15 | — | — |
| Dröhnland-Symphonie1 | 15 | — | — | |
| 1979 | Livehaftig1 | 15 | — | — |
| Der Detektiv1 | 22 | — | — | |
| 1980 | Panische Zeiten 1 | 12 | — | — |
| Meine Panik1 | 17 | — | — | |
| 1981 | Udopia1 | 5 | — | — |
| 1982 | Keule1 | 9 | — | — |
| Intensivstationen1 | 16 | — | — | |
| 1983 | Odyssee1 | 3 | 8 | — |
| Lindstärke 101 | 21 | — | — | |
| 1984 | Götterhämmerung1 | 3 | — | 10 |
| 1985 | Sündenknall1 | 11 | — | 22 |
| Radio Eriwahn präsentiert1 | 17 | — | — | |
| 1987 | Feuerland1 | 16 | — | — |
| Phönix | 26 | — | — | |
| 1988 | Gänsehaut | 5 | 7 | — |
| Hermine | 26 | — | — | |
| Casa Nova | 32 | — | — | |
| 1989 | Bunte Republik Deutschland | — | — | — |
| 1991 | Ich will dich haben | — | — | 23 |
| 1992 | Gustav | 69 | — | — |
| Unter die Haut | 41 | — | — | |
| Panik-Panther | 24 | — | — | |
| 1993 | Benjamin | 49 | — | — |
| 1995 | Kosmos | 44 | — | — |
| 1996 | Und ewig rauscht die Linde | 39 | — | — |
| 1997 | Belcanto2 | 29 | — | — |
| 1998 | Zeitmaschine | 49 | — | — |
| 2000 | Der Exzessor | 40 | — | — |
| 2001 | Ich schwöre – Das volle Programm | 80 | — | — |
| Balladen | 91 | — | — | |
| 2002 | Atlantic Affairs | 76 | — | — |
| 2003 | Der Panikpräsident | 18 | — | — |
| 2004 | Absolut | 65 | — | — |
| 2008 | Stark wie zwei | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| 2011 | MTV unplugged – Live aus dem Hotel Atlantic | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 2016 | Stärker als die Zeit | 1 | 7 | 2 |
D: Germany, A: Austria, CH: Switzerland
1 Udo Lindenberg & Panikorchester
2 Udo Lindenberg & Das Deutsche Filmorchester Babelsberg
| Year | Single | D | A | CH |
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| 1981 | "Wozu sind Kriege da?"1 | 18 | — | — |
| "Berlin" | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | "Sonderzug nach Pankow" | 5 | 3 | — |
| 1987 | "Horizont" | 18 | — | — |
| "Der Generalsekretär" | 60 | — | — | |
| 1988 | "Ich lieb' dich überhaupt nicht mehr" | 33 | 3 | — |
| 1989 | "Airport (Dich wiederseh'n ...)" | 49 | — | — |
| 1991 | "Ein Herz kann man nicht reparieren" | 29 | — | — |
| "Geh nicht weg" | 90 | — | — | |
| "Club der Millionäre" | 39 | — | — | |
| 1992 | "Panik-Panther" | 84 | — | — |
| 1999 | "You Can't Run Away"2 | 74 | — | — |
| 2003 | "Wunder geschehen"3 | 9 | — | — |
| 2005 | "Hallo Angie, das merkel ich mir" | 100 | — | — |
| 2008 | "Wenn du durchhängst" | 10 | 41 | 67 |
| "Ganz anders" | 28 | — | — | |
| "Was hat die Zeit mit uns gemacht?" | 52 | — | — | |
| 2011 | "Ein Herz kann man nicht reparieren (unplugged)"4 | 11 | 65 | — |
| "Cello"5 | 4 | 52 | 53 | |
| 2012 | "Reeperbahn 2011 (What It's Like) (Unplugged)"6 | 37 | — | — |
| "Nimm Dir das Leben und lass es nicht mehr los" | 45 | — | — | |
| 2016 | "Durch die schweren Zeiten" | 26 | — | — |
| "Stärker als die Zeit" | 90 | — | — | |
| 2018 | "Wir ziehen in den Frieden (MTV Unplugged)" | 77 | — | — |
D: Germany, A: Austria, CH: Switzerland
1Udo Lindenberg & Pascal
2 Freundeskreis feat. Udo Lindenberg
3 Nena & Friends (Udo Lindenberg, Sasha, Ben, ...)
4Udo Lindenberg feat. Inga Humpe
5Udo Lindenberg feat. Clueso
6Udo Lindenberg feat. Jan Delay
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Seit 1995 soll Udo Lindenberg einen Privatflügel im zweiten Stock des Hamburger Hotels Atlantic bewohnen. Seit 26 Jahren gab es immer mal Gerüchte, der Panikrocker wäre ausgezogen. Tatsächlich soll der heute 75-Jährige wohl nur während eines Hotel-Lockdowns im Zuge der Corona-Krise 2020 das Haus verlassen haben.
Ich hab' über die Jahre reichlich Knete investiert in Whiskey und teure Zigarren, um sie dahin zu kriegen, wo ich sie haben wollte. Und jetzt ist die Stimme wie der raue Straßenwind.
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